STARDUST MEMORIES: A BIOGRAPHY OF 12 OF AMERICA’S MOST POPULAR SONGS By Will Friedwald


Stardust Memories features Will Friedwald’s deep dive into all of these classic songs. GRADE: A
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
INTRODUCTION & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xiii
STAR DUST (1927) 2
THE ST. LOUIS BLUES (1914) 38
MACK THE KNIFE (1928) 76
OL’ MAN RIVER (1927) 104
BODY AND SOUL (1930) 142
I GOT RHYTHM (1930) 180
AS TIME GOES BY (1931) 212
NIGHT AND DAY (1932) 242
STORMY WEATHER (1933) 276
SUMMERTIME (1935) 308
MY FUNNY VALENTINE (1937) 348
LUSH LIFE (1938) 374

10 thoughts on “STARDUST MEMORIES: A BIOGRAPHY OF 12 OF AMERICA’S MOST POPULAR SONGS By Will Friedwald

  1. Jeff Meyerson

    “You know what I want to hear…You played it for her, you can play it for me!..If she can stand it, I can. Play it!”

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    1. george Post author

      Rick, for folks who grew up in the 1940s and 1950s, these songs would be very familiar. Today, most young people don’t listen to 20th Century music.

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    1. george Post author

      Art, Will Friedwald defends his choices in STARDUST MEMORIES. “Lush Life” won’t be at the top of my list, either, but Friedwald makes a strong case for it.

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